Folding davenport or couch.



J. M. KIEFER.

FOLDING DAVENPORT OR COUCH.

APPLIOATION FILED 11mm 1908.

Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

w wrrm UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

JOHN M. KIEFER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FOLDING DAVENPORT .OR 001761!- No. mama.

to the woompanpng' lrawings, forming a part hereof, J;

Myinventinn relates to a .iqld g p r or couch, myotnect being to construct g t m nor. or Lossgeise that a p tion of 1. same may be swung 99911 to i a bed. p v

Afurther ob'ect of my inventionis to 1 construct a in di 41218 9119911; 9? $91 9 th t a pad or bed mg is maintained p s tion. between thesections forming he'b thus doing awawith the =9 W139?- mg the pad or adding whenpthe davenoon or gene]; is closed.

To'theabove:pu stats in certain n'ove features of construction ,and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more full [set forth, pointed out in the claims, and il ustrated in the whom panying drawings, in which:-.'

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the left hand and of the folding dav'en ortor couch of my improved construction;- ig. 2 is a-vertical section taken on the'line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig.3 is a view analogous to Fig. 2, and showing a portion of the 'seat'swungrinto an open position to form a bed; Fig. isa plan view of one end of the davenport or couch while in an open position; Fig. 5 is a detitil section taken 'on' the line 5-5 of Fig. l and showing a hinge joint Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3' Fig. 7 is a detail elevation" of a connection etween the supporting leg and the swinging .frame' of the davenport or coach.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings :--1 designates the base frame of the davenport or couch, which may be constructed 0 either wood or metal, and fitted onto said base frame is a back 2, ends 3, and front 'anel 4; and all of, said parts may be fornies of wood or metal, and ornamented or upholstered, as. desired.

The seatof the davenport or couch coma'ises a rectangular frame 5, 'rovided on its p side with a seat cushion and fixed to Specification of Lettem Patent. Application at January 1, mos. sem s. 409,092.

- nected to the upper en oses, myinvention corn .Patented Jan. 26, 1900.

the end rails of thisframe, at the forward corners thereof, are plates 7,'which are journalcd on pins 8 seated in the front portions of the end'sB; and journaled on these pins 8 are levers 9, in the upper ends of which are formed curved slots 10,. concentric withthepins 8 and seated in the lates 7 are pins 1 1, which extend through sardslote-IO.

Arranged, for vertical movement within the frame of the davenportor courh is a rectangular frame 12, which with the frame 5, forms" the bed when the davenport'or couch is 0 en and fixed to the top of this frame 12, an to the under side of the frame 5, is a wire mattress 13, upon which is located a pad or mattress 14.

Fixed to each of the en 'rails of the base 1 is a pair of vertically disposed brackets 15,

to the up or ends of which are pivotally connected s ort links l6(i and pivotally conthelower ends of links 17, the upper ends of s'of these links '16 are" which a ivotall connected to the end rails of t e rame 1 Pivotallyniounted' on the ins which con- !he ends of the pairs of inks 16 and 17' are t e horizontally arranged bars 18, the

forward owls of which carry ins 19, which ass through and operate ins ots 20 formed in the lower ends of the levers 9.

, Fixed to the ends of'the base 1 are blocks 21, upon which the bars 18 rest when the same are lowered due to the closing of the davenport or couch.

Fixed to the front rail of the frame 5 and to the upper end 'of the panel 4 is a section 22, of flexible material, which forms a finish .for the front of the davenport or couch and covers the space between the frame 5 and the panel 4 when the davenport or couch 1S closed.

Legs 23 support the frame 5 when. the same is swung into an open position, the ulpper ends of which legs are provided with s etc 24, throu h which ass 1ns25 seated in the ends of tie frame an seated in the frame, immediately above the pins 25 are loops 26 which engage the upper ends oi the le s to hold the same 111 a vertical-position w on said frame 5 is swung into an open position. i

When the davenport or couch 1 s closed, the various parts occupz the positions seen in Figs. 1 and 2, with he pad or bedding frurm-n heroin slwwn Milli (Inscribed is uppli moved when it ie (lean-o l to Llose the-r, (lovely folded hotwemi the wire mattress l3 curried l1) this trauma 5 and 1?; anal, when no po =itionnd, the hem 13$ urn swung into their lowormout )UsitiOlL'i and rest upon the Moi-kn 2 l it l'Vhen the portal ureso positioned, the pine l l occupy the ends of the slots 10 to the ruin of the pivotal pins 8; and when the frame in raised and swung; over into an open position in front oi the frame of the dztvmipert or couch, the nos 11 travel through the slots 10, and bol ore the frzune 5 reuchea a horizontal plane, said pine hear animal; the ends of the ulotn 10 in front of tlio pivotal pins 8', and, as a result, the levers 9 are actuated in HllCl'l El, manner as to swing their lower ends upward. This movement beers on the pine l9, naming the some to travel upwmrl through the slots Zn; and, as u result, the hem 18 are elevated, and thelinks 16 and 17 are swung into vertical posi tions in ulinemeut with the hrilclfiotu 15, thus elevating the. frame 12 and hriu in thrsanm into the plane occupied by the 'rame 5. During; this rumariant, the upper muls of the legs '23 automatically ongugu in the lnofis 26, thus supportin the outer portion of t N frame 5. and thus 1 in bed is formerl.

A foi'rling (lm'onport or (ouvh of my im proved rnnstruitation eon ho easily and quickly opened or 'Josed; mul'iu rinsing, the frame 12 is auto m tieally lowered to form suilioient some to gceornmmlute the pail or building Located on. the win muttress 13, and thus said prul or bedding noecluot he report or couch Thu improved urrnrugonio it of movuhlv cahie {or all l'urmn of iohling lands, clnvrnports, (-Ollfillir-I. rhymes, end the like; mill u alumin um-l. or o! u-r. uri'iqle of furniture so QUnHtHmiwi presents it nmit uml finished uppmrunm when ulesed, and can be roughly transformed into when withoi'it'nny movemen! other than the swinging or hiugin notion of the met trume 5. l

i. A folding lhweuport or vouch, IIlprising u holly frame, it sent irnme )ivotull eonnevteil to the body llnmu and m apturl in he swung: into it horizontal plane in front of the body iriurie, 1t frame urrmrgcrlinr orth (tel movement in (he hotly frame toggle linke nonnmting the emls ol' the lust men tionell frame with the holly l ra tum, hnrlzentully urrunged lHllP-L vonnei-ting the min: of toggle links at the nulls: of the frame, and levers juuruuled to the (mile of the holly fruu'ie aml pivntull y coun wtml ut llW-ll lower e'rulu lo the forward onilu of the hori zontully u-r'rungeil burs, uml whirh lovers are uetuutml hy the movement of the sent frame '3. i\. folding (luvenport nr vouch, com prising n holly frame, a neat frame ivotully connected to the hmly frame and m opted to he swung into a horizontal plum in iirout of the bully fruuie, a [mine arranged for vor iieul movement in the hmly frame, it ggle links r'onnerliug the mills of the lust lnvntinmwl irunie with tho liody fruniv, horiw'intully nrrungml humironnectiug the mire of tnggle linku at the ends o l (ho lrame, lovers jourmilorl to the ends of the hotly frame nrul pivotnilyconnected at their lower end s to the forward e'iuls'oi the horiziontallvurn-ranged bars, which letters rive actuated hf thev movement of the shut fIFL'mQ iHNi :1 wire mattress lixeilto the top oi the miivn-hlo frame n ml to the under SiilC" of the seat frame.

In testimony whereof, I luwe signedmy unmeto this specification, in prosoneo of two sulmarihing witn'lesseli JOHN M. KUDFER.

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